Although Escherichia coli has long been recognized as the best-understood living organism,
little was known about its abilities to use aromatic compounds as sole carbon and energy …

The processes that govern the regulated transport of long-chain fatty acids across the
plasma membrane are quite distinct compared to counterparts involved in the transport of …

Long-chain fatty acids are important metabolites for the generation of energy and the
biosynthesis of lipids. The molecular mechanism of their cellular uptake has remained …

The mechanisms by which hydrophobic molecules, such as long-chain fatty acids, enter
cells are poorly understood. In Gram-negative bacteria, the lipopolysaccharide layer in the …

Fatty acyl-CoA synthetase (FACS, fatty acid: CoA ligase, AMP forming; EC 6.2. 1.3) plays a
central role in intermediary metabolism by catalyzing the formation of fatty acyl-CoA …

The movement of lipids within and between membranes in bacteria is essential for building
and maintaining the bacterial cell envelope. Moving lipids to their final destination is often …

Fatty acid metabolism has been widely studied in various organisms. However, fatty acid
transport has received less attention, even though it plays vital physiological roles, such as …

Exogenous long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) 1 influence a myriad of cellular processes
including intracellular signaling and patterns of gene expression. Some cell types …

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fat1p and fatty acyl-CoA synthetase (FACS) are hypothesized
to couple import and activation of exogenous fatty acids by a process called vectorial …

The fatty acid transport proteins (FATP) and long-chain acyl coenzyme A synthetase (ACSL)
proteins have been shown to play a role in facilitating long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) transport …